parts of the u.s. will get a white christmas or more. winter storm watches have been issued for parts of arkansas and oklahoma. california is already getting wet. carter evans has the forecast. >> reporter: it's been bad enough. cars-- buried if they could move at all in the midwest. in sal-- california's sierra nevada up to five feet of snow could fall. that's great news for skiers. >> we love the snow. >> reporter: not for holiday fliers. >> the only option we have is to drive. >> reporter: the most violent weather may be yet to come. and the timing couldn't be worse. >> it's going to be happening on christmas dayment and while people are with their families it looks like we're going to see a widespread severe weather outbreak across portions of the southeast and we could see multiple tornadoes. >> reporter: which concerns this meteorologist is the developing weather pattern is much like the one that caused deadly tornadoes in alabama during the spring of 2011. this new storm could also bring snow as far south as dallas. >> this is goi